Funding search · EIN 357294609 · Detroit, MI
The Gilbert Family Foundation
Foundation website ↗Full IRS filings ↗
- $342.5M
- in grants paid
- 468
- grants
- 243
- recipients
- 2022–2024
- filing years
Recent grants
The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.
- $19.2M
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $16.5M
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2024
Next generation models
- $8.2M
Enterprise Community Partners · Columbia, MD · 2024
Economic mobility
- $6.9M
Invest Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Detroit community initiatives
- $3.9M
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $2.9M
Chn Housing Partners · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Detroit community initiatives
- $2.6M
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Economic mobility
- $2.6M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Detroit community initiatives
- $2.6M
Cranbrook Educational Community · Bloomfield, IL · 2024
Arts & culture
- $2.5M
Downtown Detroit Partnership · Detroit, MI · 2024
Public spaces
- $2.5M
Delaware State University · Dover, DE · 2024
Arts & culture
- $2.4M
United Community Housing Coalition · Detroit, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $1.6M
M1 Rail · Detroit, MI · 2024
Public spaces
- $1.6M
Michigan Legal Services · Detroit, MI · 2024
Economic mobility
- $1.5M
Lakeshore Legal Aid · Warren, MI · 2024
Detroit community initiatives
- $1.4M
Washington University in St Louis · St Louise, MO · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $1.4M
Eastern Market Partnership · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $1.4M
Children'S Hospital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Brain tumor initiative
- $1.2M
North Corktown Neighborhood Association · Detroit, MI · 2024
Public spaces
- $1.1M
Schepens Eye Research Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $1.1M
Michigan Women Forward · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $1.1M
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2024
Gene therapy initiative
- $1.1M
United States Artists · Chicago, IL · 2024
Gene therapy initiative
- $1.0M
Detroit Development Fund · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $1.0M
Human-I-T · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $1.0M
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $963,270
Techtown Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $900,000
Give Merit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $879,302
Pennington Biomedical Research Center · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $879,000
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $854,917
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, ME · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $800,000
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $755,850
Moses (Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength) · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $750,000
Venture for America · Detroit, MI · 2024
Next generation models
- $605,000
Play for a Cause Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Public spaces
- $600,000
The Greening of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $580,713
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $511,172
Sage Bionetworks · Seattle, WA · 2024
Vision restoration initiative
- $500,000
Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
Next generation models
- $483,829
Battelle Memorial Institute · Columbus, OH · 2024
Economic mobility
- $457,500
Build Institute · Detroit, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $442,934
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Next generation models
- $440,000
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Gene therapy initiative
- $438,151
Austrian Academy of Sciences · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $432,028
Infixion Bioscience · Escondido, CA · 2024
Economic mobility
- $431,345
Green and Healthy Homes Initiative'S (Ghhi) · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Economic mobility
- $418,809
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2024
Economic mobility
- $363,500
Green Living Science · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $358,678
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
Vision restoration initiative
- $343,090
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $318,450
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $306,000
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights · Detroit, MI · 2024
Economic mobility
- $295,366
University of Washington · Chicago, IL · 2024
Brain tumor initiative
- $293,478
Focus Hope · Detroit, MI · 2024
Public spaces
- $282,793
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Economic mobility
- $280,833
Arts Beats & Eats Foundation · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $250,000
Detroit Future City · Detroit, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $250,000
E Warren Development Corp · Detroit, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $250,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Southfield, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $250,000
Sidewalk Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $250,000
The Startup · Manchester, VT · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $248,500
Strategic Community Partners · Detroit, MI · 2024
Public spaces
- $234,245
Nw Goldberg Cares · Detroit, MI · 2024
Public spaces
- $225,000
Project Evergreen · Mentor, OH · 2024
Vision restoration initiative
- $210,000
Nonprofit Enterprise at Work (New) · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Detroit community initiatives
- $203,000
Connect Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $200,000
Michigan Black Business Alliance · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $185,000
Detroit Opera · Detroit, MI · 2024
Public spaces
- $165,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2024
Public spaces
- $165,000
Detroit Parks Coalition · Detroit, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $159,525
Green Door Initiative · Detroit, MI · 2024
Public spaces
- $150,000
Culturesource · Detroit, MI · 2024
Detroit community initiatives
- $145,000
360 Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $145,000
Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corp · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $143,000
Puente Cultural Integration · Detroit, MI · 2024
Vision restoration initiative
- $135,000
Human Technopole · 2024
Detroit community initiatives
- $134,893
Imrb · 2024
Next generation models
- $130,000
Sadza Space · Detroit, MI · 2024
Curing nf - general
- $128,018
Greektown Neighborhood Partnership · Detroit, MI · 2024
Detroit community initiatives
- $110,000
Charles H Wright Museum of African American History · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $106,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $104,800
Slalom · Seattle, WA · 2024
Public spaces
- $100,000
Citizen Robotics · Detroit, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $100,000
Challenged Athletes Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Arts & culture
- $100,000
The Children'S Inn at Nih · Bethesda, MD · 2024
Public spaces
- $93,578
Paradise Valley Cultural and Entertainment District Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2024
Detroit community initiatives
- $90,000
Artspace Projects · Minneapolis, MI · 2024
Next generation models
- $75,000
Shakespeare in Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $75,000
B Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Discretionary grants
- $75,000
Basblue · Detroit, MI · 2024
Next generation models
- $67,500
Data Driven Detroit L3c · Detroit, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $65,165
Public Sector Consultants · Lansing, MI · 2024
Economic mobility
- $60,000
Center for Community-Based Enterprise · Detroit, MI · 2024
Detroit community initiatives
- $60,000
The Love Building · Detroit, MI · 2024
Economic mobility
- $53,750
Allied Media Project · Detroit, MI · 2024
Economic mobility
- $52,000
Macc Development · Detroit, MI · 2024
Vision restoration initiative
- $50,000
American Heart Association · Southfield, MI · 2024
Public spaces
- $50,000
Black Leaders Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Economic mobility
- $50,000
Ucsf Benioff Children'S Hospitals · Oakland, CA · 2024
Detroit community initiatives
- $50,000
Friends of the High Line · New York, NY · 2024
Discretionary grants
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Start with one paperSource: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

